- A
mainsail is a sail
rigged on the main mast of a
sailing vessel. On a
square rigged vessel, it is the
lowest and
largest sail on the main mast. On a fore-and-aft...
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headsail in
front of the mast and one
mainsail abaft (behind) the mast. It is a type of fore-and-aft rig. The
mainsail may be of any type, most
often Bermuda...
- at
least two
sails on the main mast: a
square topsail and a gaff sail
mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the
second and
taller of the two masts...
-
important sail trim
control and has a
direct effect on the
shape of the
mainsail and the headsail.
Backstays are
generally adjusted by
block and tackle...
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Roller furling is
typically used for
foresails such as jibs or genoas. A
mainsail may also be
furled by a
similar system,
whereby the sail is
furled within...
- the
sailing craft turns its bow
through the wind. In this maneuver, the
mainsail will
cross the
center of the boat
while the jib is
pulled to the other...
- is a
small triangular or gaff
rigged sail
hoisted in
place of a
larger mainsail when
winds are very high. The
trysail provides enough thrust to maintain...
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genoa is larger, with the
leech going past the mast and
overlapping the
mainsail. To
maximize sail area, the foot of the sail is
generally parallel and...
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continued development into the 1980s,
including a
commercial derivative,
MAINSAIL. SAIL's main
feature is a
symbolic data
system based upon an ****ociative...
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intended for off-s****
sailing might have a sail
inventory that includes: a
mainsail, a
roller furling genoa, and a
working staysail for most wind conditions...
